The best live filters according to NASA

In many cities, air quality is poor. Therefore, residents of a number of cities are concerned about reducing the negative impact of adverse environmental conditions on their health. Not the last role in reducing this negative impact belongs to green spaces. Plants can not only “tell” residents about the level of pollution, but also act as a living filter on the way pollutants enter the body.

NASA, in the course of some of its space projects, studied the ability of green plants to neutralize pollutants present in the air. Below are the plants that, according to NASA, most effectively absorb benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene and a number of other pollutants.

Ordinary Ivy (Hedera helix L.)



Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques



Epipremnum aureum (L.) Engl.



Representatives of the genus Spatiphyllum (Spathiphyllum)



Aglaonema modestum Schott ex Engl.



Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii Burret)



Sansevieria Trifasciata Prain (Sansevieria Trifasciata Prain)



Philodendron ivy (Philodendron oxycardium Schott)



Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl.



Philodendron Domesticum Schott (Philodendron Domesticum Schott)



Dracaena Marginate (Dracaena marginata Lam.)



Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.



Dracaena deremensis (L. Dracaena deremensis)



Ficus Benjamin (Ficus benjamina L.)



Gerbera Jamesonii Bolus ex Hooker f.



Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.



Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.



In the absence of green spaces between your house and the road, you can try to place the above plants on the windowsills of your apartment.

Source: www.priroda.su/